I have always wished for slower days particularly during the school year. I finally got them and I am enjoying having the kids home so much! Now if only we had more options for where to go, I would be golden.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Monday, April 9, 2018
Growing like a weed
March 2018 May 2017
Enrique has had the biggest growth spurt within a time period by far of all the kids. Perhaps being a boy has something to do with it. I remember the pediatrician saying that boys and girls are on different growth curves and they can't be compared. Despite this, he seems SO SO big to me and I'm shocked at where he reaches me when we stand side by side.
How can this be? He's only 3 and half my height. In all fairness he is of average height and I am obviously not. Still, I can't help but think about him being bigger than me while I am still raising him. So, I found the poem below to remind me to cherish this little boy whom I can still hold.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Blessed with a boy
We thought we wanted a 4th girl. When we learned he was a he, everyone warned us boys were different. I didn't go into parenting him expecting anything different at all but it quickly became clear he would be different. Having Enrique is like having a baby for the first time again. So many things he does are so different than what I expect that its always so new to me. He's always surprising me and I feel so blessed to experience the newness of a new baby and a new child all over again.
This picture a prime example. He intentionally set up his favorite stuffed animals in a pile and then in a line. I thought to myself, "how sweet!" Not moments later he is hoping on his car to run them over! His favorite toys!! He continues to do this each time experimenting which set up will cause the best bounce on his car. Many of his actions are a different experience for me and I love it. I am in awe. I'm a new parent all over again. What a gift.
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